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| ===== Bottling and Packaging Recovery ===== | ===== Bottling and Packaging Recovery ===== | ||
| - | In fact, Canadian brewers maintain a reusable system, introduced in 1927, under which glass containers are returned and reused. Industry records show that company recycling systems were put in place as early as the turn of the century. Read more about Canada's exemplary {{{{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:7.4_bottling_and_packaging_recovery_2012.06.14.pdf|Bottling and Packaging Recovery}} system. | + | In fact, Canadian brewers maintain a reusable system, introduced in 1927, under which glass containers are returned and reused. Industry records show that company recycling systems were put in place as early as the turn of the century. Read more about Canada's exemplary {{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:7.4_bottling_and_packaging_recovery_2014.12.17.pdf|Bottling and Packaging Recovery}} system. |
| - | All bottles returning to a brewery are washed with hot water and special solutions to both clean them and to remove any foreign objects. As the bottles come out of the washer, Electronic Bottle Inspectors (EBI) check them. In view of the importance of this procedure, the common practice is to have two separate EBI stations on the bottle line. In addition, trained staff conducts spot checks on a random basis throughout the production line, including candling. In this procedure, a bottle is inverted in front of strong light and any particles may be observed as they settle in the neck of the bottle. {{{{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:4.5_beer_bottle_contamination_2012.06.14.pdf|Bottle contamination}} occurs very rarely, but when it does the industry reacts immediately and pro-actively. | + | All bottles returning to a brewery are washed with hot water and special solutions to both clean them and to remove any foreign objects. As the bottles come out of the washer, Electronic Bottle Inspectors (EBI) check them. In view of the importance of this procedure, the common practice is to have two separate EBI stations on the bottle line. In addition, trained staff conducts spot checks on a random basis throughout the production line, including candling. In this procedure, a bottle is inverted in front of strong light and any particles may be observed as they settle in the neck of the bottle. {{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:4_container_contamination_2014.12.17.pdf|Bottle contamination}} occurs very rarely, but when it does the industry reacts immediately and pro-actively. |
| ===== Standard Mould Bottle ===== | ===== Standard Mould Bottle ===== | ||
| - | In Canada, the brewing industry has encouraged the consumer support for the deposit-based refillable glass bottle for the packaging of the majority of beer sold. The closed-loop recycling system has resulted in the recuperation of 98% of these standard mould bottles sold in Canada and provides the foundation for the industry’s internationally acclaimed packaging stewardship. Further information can be found in this document on the {{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:8.1_standard_mould_bottle_2012.06.14.pdf|Standard Mould Bottle}}. | + | In Canada, the brewing industry has encouraged the consumer support for the deposit-based refillable glass bottle for the packaging of the majority of beer sold. The closed-loop recycling system has resulted in the recuperation of 98% of these standard mould bottles sold in Canada and provides the foundation for the industry’s internationally acclaimed packaging stewardship. Further information can be found in this document on the {{{{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:8.1_standard_mould_bottle_2014.12.17.pdf|Standard Mould Bottle (SMB) Agreement}}. |
| ===== TBS Responsible Stewardship Report ====== | ===== TBS Responsible Stewardship Report ====== | ||
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| Additional information can be found on the [[http://www.thebeerstore.ca/tbs-environmental-report.html|TBS Website.]] | Additional information can be found on the [[http://www.thebeerstore.ca/tbs-environmental-report.html|TBS Website.]] | ||
| ===== Energy Conservation ===== | ===== Energy Conservation ===== | ||
| - | The Canadian brewing industry is an | + | The Canadian brewing industry is an active participant in the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), a voluntary partnership between the Federal Government and industry to improve Canada’s industrial |
| - | active participant in the Canadian Industry | + | energy efficiency. Between 1990 and 2013, Statistics Canada found that the amount of energy used to make a hectolitre of beer declined by 58%. These energy savings have continued. |
| - | Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), | + | |
| - | a voluntary partnership between the | + | |
| - | Federal Government and industry to | + | |
| - | improve Canada’s industrial | + | |
| - | energy efficiency.\\ | + | |
| - | \\ | + | In many ways, the Canadian brewing industry is putting forward significant efforts to reduce energy consumption. The brewing industry is an active participant in the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC). |
| - | Between 1990 and 2008, Statistics Canada | + | |
| - | found that the amount of energy used to | + | |
| - | make a hectolitre of beer reduced by an | + | |
| - | average of 2.7% a year. These energy | + | |
| - | savings have continued. | + | |
| - | * The energy useage in the brewery sector increased less than 1 percent in 2008, over the 2007 figure. | ||
| - | * Concurrently, a corresponding drop in the output of the sector by 1 percent, caused the energy intensity to edge upwards by close to 2 percent. | ||
| - | * Natural gas remains as the fuel of choice at 65 percent in the brewery sector; electricity follows at 24 percent as the number two fuel in the sector. | ||
| - | * It is observed that while the sector's natural gas consumption decreased by 1 percent, its electricity consumption increased by over 6 percent;this change, however, appears consistent with other sectors in Canadian manufacturing. | ||
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| - | In many ways, the Canadian brewing industry is putting forward significant efforts to reduce energy consumption. The brewing industry is an active participant in the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC). | ||
| - | Read more about the program in the Association's {{{{:brewing:beer_is_the_environment:7.2_energy_efficiency_2012.06.14.pdf|Energy Efficiency}} document. \\ | ||
| - | Working in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada, Beer Canada has also produced an industry energy efficiency guide, [[http://brewers.ca/userfiles/files/Energy%20Guide/2011%20Energy%20Guide%20%28E%29.pdf|Energy Efficiency Opportunities in the Canadian Brewing Industry, 2011]] | + | Working in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada, Beer Canada has also produced an industry energy efficiency guide, [[http://www.beercanada.com/energy-guide|Energy Efficiency Opportunities in the Canadian Brewing Industry, 2011]] |
| ===== Retail Energy Consumption ===== | ===== Retail Energy Consumption ===== | ||
| In addition to major energy savings in | In addition to major energy savings in | ||
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| resulted in a net avoidance of 158,000 | resulted in a net avoidance of 158,000 | ||
| tones of GHGs. | tones of GHGs. | ||
| - | {{.ghg_intensity.png |}} | + | |
| Between 1990 and 2008, Statistics Canada | Between 1990 and 2008, Statistics Canada | ||
| found that the amount of energy used to | found that the amount of energy used to | ||
